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Perón's
Argentina: reasons for rise to power, policies, fall
from office. A casahistoria netguide in lecture note
format. PDF file and requires adobe reader. For more
casahistoria netguide revision go to
IB/Alevel/K12 revision in the young casahistoria section.

The return of populism. From The Economist, April 2006. Very
useful article that examines the rebirth of the populist
tradition in Latin America in a historical & global context,
explaining the emergence of figures such as Perón and Vargas as
well as modern figures such as Chavez. The emphasis is on the
historical background placing military aspects in view as a key
element.

The Peróns: A Political Dynasty Teaching tool: 26
slide PowerPoint presentation outlines the lives and careers of
three Peróns, Juan, Eva, and Isabel. Includes several
photographs.

Peronismo, filosofía política de una obstinación Argentina.
Peronism - (the political philosophy of Argentine obstinacy). A
real gem for those users with sound Spanish. This link takes you
to a series of 30 articles based on the (Nov 2007) lectures of
José Pablo Feinmann and published as pdf's by Página 12.

Selling a Dictatorship: Propaganda and the Peróns Clive
Foss, writing in History Today, March 2000. Foss describes the
propaganda effort that the Argentine dictator made to win the
gratitude and affection of the entire populace. (This is a
"free" mirror of the article which is subscription only and
available
here.).

The Pulqui story. Brief history of the industrial project
that for so many proved the economic "signature" policy of
Peron: the attempt to build a domestic jet industry (using
exiled German engineers). Heavily subsidised, it eventually
failed in tandem with Peron. The
wikipedia page is also very informative with many images

Naranjeros, Gauchos and Indians By Hernán Longoni. This
detailed article describes the development of an Argentine
Flying Wing and other (German engineer led) aviation projects
after 1945. Unfortunately, the site is now no longer. This is
the Wayback version, recovered except for images. §

"Argentina" loco designer
biography from Martyn Bane/Porta Treatment.com and his
2003
obituary from the Guardian

Nuclear Politics in Cold War Argentina by David Sheinin,
Trent University & Beatriz Figallo, CONICET. Academic essay
studies the early support for nuclear as part of Perón’s vision
and insistence on the importance of nuclear power to Argentine
development. §

Politics and Education in Argentina, 1946-1962 By Mónica
Esti Rein. Links from Google Book search to a valuable resource
that focuses on the formal education system in Argentina during
the 1940s, the 1950s, and the early 1960s. Go to page 33. It
analyzes the link between politics and education against the
backdrop of changing social conditions in Argentina under the
regimes of Perón, Lonardi and Aramburu (the Liberating
Revolution), and Frondizi. (1998)

The Jews and Peron: Communal Politics and National Identity in
Peronist Argentina, 1946-1955 Detailed online book by LD
Bell argues that despite claims Perón was anti-Semitic and in
sympathy with European fascism, he in fact demonstrated a
considerable amount of pragmatism in his dealings with
Argentina’s 250,000 strong Jewish population andattempted to
integrate a number of traditionally excluded groups, including
Jews, into its socially and politically inclusive national
vision.

The
Catholic Church and the Jews in Argentina, 1933-1945 Online
book (2009) by Graciela Ben-Dror. Shows how the impact of events
in Nazi Germany and Europe during World War II was keenly felt
in neutral Argentina among its predominantly Catholic population
and its significant Jewish minority.

Escarmientos/Lessons Apogee & decay of the Terrorist
state. Article by Horacio Verbitsky, on military intervention in
Argentine politics with events of 1955 as a focus. (English
version: Click to read the googled translation of the
article).

From Mundo Perónista, March 15, 1955 A page reproduced from
the perónist paper with limited comments. potentially
interesting as it shows how the (perónist) press would present
one of Perón's days. In reality it is quite difficult to make
out the images.

The Irish Legation in Perón’s Argentina (1948–55) by Paul
Hand, School of Law and Government, Dublin City University.
Detailed (18 sides) articles focuses on Irish diplomacy towards
Peron. Through his interactions with diplomatic and journalistic
contacts as well as with Irish- Argentinean acquaintances, the
Irish diplomat, Murphy perceptively documented both the dubious
economic policies and the increasing totalitarianism of the
government, which ultimately paved the way for Perón’s downfall.
In this sense, Murphy’s reports constitute a valuable analysis
of one of the defining regimes of Latin American populism. §

Although in Spanish, these will all translate reasonably
well using Google translator....

Foreign policy of Argentina: Thorough, detailed description
of the period from the Argentine
Universidad del CEMA educational site. Translates
reasonably well using Google. Relevant chapters:

The Legacy of Juan Perón Columbia Univ student produced?
Relies heavily on information contained in the chapter on
Argentina in the out-of-print "The Great Fear in Latin America"
by John Gerassi (Latin America bureau chief of Time Magazine.)

Post
Perón Go to this Argentina page for links to Perón's
return and the situation surrounding & following it.

I am sorry to say there is a multitude of
truly grim fan sites about Eva Perón designed by film buffs and
Madonna fans. (This now also applies to many of the Eva Peron videos
posted on YouTube). It is very difficult - and time consuming - to
sort out the valuable from the peripheral sites!!

Eva
Perón excellent site from the Argentine Ministerio de
Educación. Click on their
enlaces (links) page for very useful sites (mainly in
castellano). (Can be slow to load)

Eva Duarte de Perón An attempt to present two (brief) but
conflicting views (Félix Luna & Alberto Ciria) of Eva
Duarte. This is the Wayback version as the site has been
hijacked by a tour company.... §

The
mystery of Evita Interesting 1996 review article in Salon of
Santa Evita," by Tomás Eloy Martínez, "Eva Perón," by Alicia
Dujovne Ortiz & "In My Own Words: Evita" by Kaitlin Quistgaard,
staff writer for the Buenos Aires Herald and the exclusive
contributor from Argentina for Time magazine and the Miami
Herald.

Eva
Duarte Clarín (one of Argentina's leading dailies) mutimedia
site on the death of Eva Duarte. Audio excerpts, but site is not
too well designed

She
Died Just In Time Listen to this BBC programme which looks
at the legacy of the former first lady of Argentina, Eva Perón.
Contains archive of Evita, and interviews conducted in
Argentina, including Evita's grand-niece, senior Peronist
politician and friend to Evita, Senator Antonio Cafiero, Ana
Macri, Evita's right hand woman and Argentina's first female MP,
and Doctor Hipolito Irigoyen, grand-nephew of an Argentine
president and an early Evita detractor.

The unknown
photos of Evita Perón YouTube film about new images of Eva
Duarte Perón which were hidden for more than 40 years, by
photographer Alfredo Mazzorotolo, who shadowed Evita and
captured some of Perón's most personal moments.

Film excerpts from the Historia del perónismo - (history of
Perónism). In Spanish: